St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-29
PURE DAIRY PRODUCTS.
THE DAIRY COMMISSION
And Why II Was Formed Production
snd Sale Of Wholesome
Milk.
To the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor Of the Globe.
There is no fact more completely be-
yOnd controversy than that the suppress
sion of adulteratiOn and sophistication
is in the interest of commercial honesty
and just dealing. The man who buys
is clearly entitled to receive that which
he purchases in pure condition. and
free from any and all authorizations
which would detract from its value or
render it less perfectly adapted for its
natural use. 1t is equally clear that the
person who sells, representing his wares
as in natural and pure condition,
should be amenable to some penalties
in case these be proven to have been
adulterated or impure.
No class of substances should be more
vigorously guarded against all adultera-
ton or sOphiStication than dairy prod
uctS, since they are in universal use
among all classes and conditions, and
since they are invariably represented to
the consumer as pure and are bought
and used as such.
1t would seem that the total suppress
sion of all forms of adulteration. SOphiS-
tication and fraud in the production and
sale of these products would be deemed
desirable and necessary by all persons.
BY the farmer who produces them from
an innate desire to be honest and fair
in his dealing. By the retailer upon
the same ground, and by the consumer
as measure of economy and Self-prO-
lection from fraud.
In order to preserve the public from
imposition and to insure the production
and sale of pure and wholesome milk,
butter and cheese. the state of Mime
III 6air- oicc iNrD
and has, by legal enactment, made it
the duty of its officers to investigate the
character of these products, relative
to their purity and whOlesOmenesS, and
to prosecute vigorously all offenders
against the law. The efforts of the COM
mission, aided by the operation OF the
national law, have resulted in practi-
cally driving spurious butter from the
state. During the last year large
amount of work has been done relative
to the subject of milk for the purpose OF
ascertaining whether the standard pre-
Scribed by the state law was too high,
with the result, after thorough lnveSti-
CATION in various parts OF the state, OF
demonstrating that any well kept dairy
of healthy cows will produce milk
which is considerably above the legal
standard. This done, thorough inves-
ii alton of the milk which was being
sold was begun and has been in active
progress ever since. This investigation
has resulted in showing that great
amount of fraud is being practiced i'll
the sale of milk, and that participation
in this fraud is not limited to any
single class, but is sometimes
tractable to the retail dairyman,
sometimes to the wholesale dealer in
milk, and sometimes to the farmer who
fNho MIN nf fha dairy
mission has been to locate the response
bility exactly where it belonged, and to
subject to the legal penalties the perpe-
traitor of the fraud. 1t is manifestly
unjust, although legally possible, to
prosecute dealer for crime clearly
perpetrated by the farmer from whom
he receives his supplies. The course
pursued by the commission has seemed
to meet with universal approval and
encouragement, and it was hoped that
such would continue until the fraud
| was stamped out. 1t is evident, how
ever, from events of recent occurrence,
| that such is not invariably to be the
| case, as is shown by the following &C
| count of recent experience. During
| September NJ &. Hendrickson, of Min
neapOlis, was receiving milk from j. 5.
| Barnard, of Merriam Junction, and the
milk received being evidently far from
| rich, the matter was referred to In
spector Chapel for investigation. Sept.
| 6 the inspector met Mr.. Barnard at the
depot in the act of delivering
four cans of milk. The ownership
| of the milk was admitted, and in re-
Spouse to inquiries it was learned that
| each can contained mixture of nights
and mornings milk. The milk was
| thoroughly stirred and shaken, and
samples taken. Mr.. Barnard expressed
| himself as satisfied that the samples
fairly represented the contents of the
cans. The inspector saw the milk
placed upon the train, accompanied it to
| Minneapolis and saw it delivered to the
place Of business of Mr.. HendricksOn.
| The samples were Immediately placed
in my hands and subjected to careful
chemical analysis, The results of the
analysis showed the samples to have the
following composition:
No. 1. No. 2. Nos. Nod.
| Water ...S756 $50 $3.50 67.0S
To'isolids1244 11.9O 1910 1892
Not Stat fat ..1O.o6 9.64 90 1892
| Fats.. 2.3S 2.26 240 2.60
| Salts. .7S .7S IA 80
Plainly, from these results the speci-
| rlx IL,